How much do you read?

[ddbach]

Pleasure reading generally 1000+ pages per week, professional reading varies widely by week and on going workload and research needs. I went to an e-reader 2+ years ago for travel purposes as well. Much easier than hauling along 4 or more books. Recently pleasure reading has slowed in favor of maintaining and entertaining an 81 yo father. Next up "The Forgotten 500" or "Beyond the Zonules of Zinn".

[KarlCarrera]

Alot, mostly for entertainment. And much more than my friends would imagine. It's relaxing

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend, inside of a dog, it's to dark to read"

guess who? Most already know.

Karl
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[Rot 911]

Generally a book and 4-5 magazines a week and the paper every morning.

[rattlsnak]

am i the only one on here who doesnt read??! Who has time to read? I think the last 'book' i read was at least 30 years ago. i do read some tech magazines sporadically, but thats about it.. I do read tech manuals and take online classes etc, but nothing along the lines of fiction..

[Shuie]

Originally Posted by rattlsnak

am i the only one on here who doesnt read??! Who has time to read? I think the last 'book' i read was at least 30 years ago. i do read some tech magazines sporadically, but thats about it.. I do read tech manuals and take online classes etc, but nothing along the lines of fiction..

Yeah, but don't you fly planes? The only time I have time to read is when I'm sitting on a plane

[911Rob]

Wow, I feel like a slump compared to most of you guys; but I read on average an hour per day. I knocked off 11 books in December, which is high for me. January is more like 5 or 6, which is likely more my average.

During the summer, I tend to read very little; maybe 1 or 2 books July and Aug.

Now applying what I read...... there's the trick

[lisa_spyder]

Not at much as I'd like anymore. Used to devour several books per month. Could read 1000-1500pp a day easy when I had time. Did manage to knock over 2 novels and one non-fiction inside of a week between Christmas/New year which isn't bad considering everyone was on holidays (try reading a lot when the kids are home!).

Worst for me is that I usually don't get to read until bedtime...and I find myself dropping off, book in hand, jolting awake, re-reading the same stuff over and then repeating the cycle...doesn't make for enjoyable reading that's for sure. Read a lot online - newspapers, journals etc daily. But it's not the same as a great book!

Getting a lot of pleasure watching Miss Charlotte (12) rip through books. She keeps her Mummy poor - I buy her books probably 5:1 ratio to me. She will read for hours and we have to argue about "lights out, no more reading - the book will be there tomorrow for you" every night. That's a nice argument to be having .